Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.

[shahadi]

Originally Posted by IronDuke99

Interesting but perhaps, like all that series of videos, a bit propagandaish...

I'm inclined to agree with IronDuke99, "...a bit propagandaish."

I would prefer to know who published the video, although Martin Baker the mfgr of the ejection seat is listed as a source.

I don't know of any 135 pound pilots. Anyone know the Air Force or Navy physical requirements?

As for missile kills in SE Asia, the document sources describes missile kills while not addressing gun kills or the low ratio of 2:1 US vs Vietnamese engagements that inarguably was attributed to lack of dog fighting training.

Two quotes:

The F-4 was brought into the Air Force inventory for the air superiority role without a gun, but by the onset of the Vietnam War the fighter employed the M-61 Gatling gun carried externally in the SUU-16 pod.

And:

During the 1972 campaign, fifty-percent of the kills were made with guns. However, it was standard procedure to fire missiles as a deterrent, this tended to bias the statistical base on the relative effectiveness of missiles for this time period.Sparrow (AIM-7) long-range air-to-air missile


Source:
http://www.afarmamentmuseum.com/vietnamwar.html

I'd venture to say Lockheed Martin public relations contracted this Dragon029 to produce these so-called myth busters.

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